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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Photos and Info: Hybrid, Plug-In, or EV, the Ioniq Is All Three

Mar 1st, 2016

As the debate over the relative merits of different hybrid technologies and pure electric powertrains continue to simmer if not quite rage, Hyundai offers a compellingly simple solution: sell them all. READ MORE ››

Forget Panic! At the Disco. Get outta that Disco Inferno. Leave behind that fond, fuzzy memory of making out with Cherie Currie at Rodney Binghenheimer’s English Disco. Instead, welcome yet another iteration of Touring Superleggera’s take on their venerable Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 Disco Volante of the early 1950s. This time inspired by the open […]

We start with the bad news: As previously reported, Aston Martin’s glorious-sounding naturally aspirated V-12 engine won’t be making the transition to the new DB11. The engine that has powered all of the company’s larger products since 2003, and was essentially two Ford Duratec V-6s joined at the crank, is soon to be retired and […]

Honda has now rolled out the hatchback version of its all-new Civic at the Geneva show—and even though the model was introduced on the Continent, this is a debut that has plenty of relevance to America. READ MORE ››

Despondent over Porsche’s migration with the rest of the auto world to boosted engines and automatic transmissions? Behold this ray of sunshine: Porsche has a new 911 R that combines just what you want/need—a hot naturally aspirated engine, six shift-’em-yourself gears, and a clutch pedal all in one tantalizing package. READ MORE ››

When normal people die, they are remembered in framed photographs or personal anecdotes told by their loved ones. Pillars of the community might get their name on a street or a ball field, but for most of us, that’s where our legacy stops. But if you’re a dead Italian tractor-builder-cum-supercar-constructor named Ferruccio Lamborghini, who would […]

Ford is moving to expand its upscale Vignale trim in Europe—it isn’t offered in the U.S.—from more or less a single offering built around the Mondeo sedan and wagon (sold as the Fusion here), to an entire sub-brand with multiple offerings. Joining the Mondeo Vignale on the automaker’s Geneva auto show stand are Vignale iterations based […]

If Ken Block knows anything, it’s his audience. As a pro skater, he launched DC Shoes with Danny Way. As his interests, er, drifted toward rallying, he assumed that the kids would want to see examples of ridiculous car control. As his Gymkhana series grew into the bated-breath juggernaut it’s become, Block has worked to make […]

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Debuts, Is Essentially a Z06 in All But Engine

Mar 1st, 2016

The original Corvette Grand Sports stalked racetracks in the 1960s, but the name went dormant until it was revived in 1996 for the final year of the C4-generation Corvette. With a 30-hp bump over stock and the wider wheels and tires of the mighty ZR-1—and the bulging fenders to match—that Grand Sport also sported a […]

If you’re thinking that the one thing the world needs least right now is a convertible crossover, you have plenty of company. But there are enough people interested in the idea that Land Rover is going there with its handsome and pricey Range Rover Evoque convertible. And now VW is showing us something remarkably similar […]

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Subaru XV Concept Is the Next-Gen Crosstrek

Mar 1st, 2016

Mild-mannered Subaru has been on something a concept-car bender lately, first busting out the Impreza 5-door hatch concept last October, which was quickly followed the next month by a sedan counterpart, the aptly named Impreza sedan concept. The latest concept to see the light of day is the Subaru XV, a thinly veiled peek at […]

Key Audi rivals BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and even Lexus have flooded the market with every conceivable size and shape of crossover SUV over the past decade or so. Yet the four-ringed brand from Ingolstadt has plugged along with just three such models: the Q3, Q5, and Q7. All three have been success stories, sure, but profit-laden […]

Morgan isn’t like other automakers, but you probably knew that already. This tiny British sports-car maker continues to do many things in much the same way it has throughout its century-plus of existence, regarding timber as an appropriate structural material for use in a car and producing some models that could be sent through a […]

Mercedes-Benz has long enjoyed a healthy reputation for quality, comfort, and solidity, but it is once again making cars that are beautiful, too. The latest in the company’s string of handsome designs is the all-new C-class cabriolet, which may be among the most attractive vehicles on the star-studded floor at the 2016 Geneva show, where […]

Since the breakup of Volvo and Ford in 2010, the Swedish brand has been designing and engineering a new lineup paid for by an $11-billion investment by Volvo’s new owner, Chinese carmaker Geely. Volvo’s solution to life without Ford is an all-Volvo-designed platform called the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Highly adaptable to work under a […]

The Most Entertaining Facts, Figures, and Boasts from the Bugatti Chiron Press Release

Feb 29th, 2016

There is nothing subtle about Bugatti’s new Chiron hypercar. How could there be? It has a quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder engine, costs $2.6 million, and boasts a top speed of 261 mph. As you’d expect, the press release for the Chiron is as unsubtle as the car itself, which is wholly appropriate. Press releases for regular cars […]

Never heard of the Volkswagen Phideon? Neither had we until two weeks ago. That might be because it was buried inside Volkswagen’s plans for its Chinese joint venture, or it might be because Volkswagen has only now come to appreciate that it just might be the right car at the right time for other parts […]

Auto manufacturers work tirelessly to keep secrets, particularly when it comes to keeping the lid on leaks about new products. When it comes to halo cars like the Chevrolet Corvette, you can bet info is kept on a need-to-know basis. Unfortunately for Chevrolet, need-to-know operative and Corvette Racing team driver Oliver Gavin—you might recognize him […]

Back in the 1960s, if you wanted to race in the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you had to build at least 25 road-going versions of your race car. That was a pretty great rule because it gave the world cars like this, the Ford GT40 Mk I street car. This […]

With the Bugatti Veyron’s top-speed records, a price tag over $1 million, and distinctive melted-scoop-of-ice-cream styling, it was an instant rolling superlative when it debuted in 2005. Its successor, the new Chiron, is even more of a record- and headline-grabbing show pony. Is it faster? A 310-mph speedometer and Bugatti’s claim that it’ll do 261 […]

Typically, when a special-edition variant of a performance car sold here is offered to Europeans, it’s more powerful or better in some way, inciting jealousy on this side of the Atlantic. This isn’t such a case. The Ford Fiesta ST200, making its debut at the 2016 Geneva auto show, is more powerful than the standard Euro-market Fiesta […]

At Car and Driver, our love of sports sedans is well known, and Infiniti built one of the best such cars in recent memory. It was called the G35, and it offered a viscerally satisfying combination of power, noise, and handling—and its successor, the G37, was just as good. However, the G cars’ successor, the […]

Toyota C-HR Leaked Ahead of Geneva Debut, Looks Exactly Like You Thought It Would

Feb 29th, 2016

Toyota’s C-HR concept spent the last two years on a grand tour of sorts. After making its debut as design study at the Paris auto show in the fall of 2014, it remained on the continent long enough to make the scene at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show wearing slightly more practical duds. A month […]

2017 Mercedes-Benz SL-class First Drive: Further Refined for Your Pleasure

Feb 27th, 2016

When you reach the price of the Mercedes-Benz SL-class roadster, the market does something unusual: It separates. In many segments, car companies are viciously duplicating each other as fast as possible with nearly identical products, but among $100,000–$150,000 sports convertibles, the choices vary widely in personality and purpose. You can get a Porsche 911 Cabrio […]

Except for the much-delayed Giulia, there has been very little coming from Alfa Romeo in terms of new product—and the eight-car plan put forth by Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne a while ago is wilting. So Alfa has to work with what it’s got. Thus the brand has performed a mid-cycle facelift on the Giulietta, the European-market sister […]

Nissan shut down one of its smartphone apps this week after an Australian software developer found that Leaf owners were highly vulnerable to data theft and hackers controlling parts of their cars. The NissanConnect EV app, which allows Leaf (and e-NV200) owners to check their electric car’s battery status, analyze their driving habits, and activate […]

The last time Lexus ran a supercar up its flagpole, people’s heads exploded. Well, the 500 LFA drivers’ heads did, but the rest of the 7 billion earthlings were merely confused. It was hard to see how the carbon-fiber tub or 9000-rpm 72-degree V-10 were going to trickle down to ES350s and RX hybrids. So […]

The death of the Land Rover Defender last month triggered a period of something close to national mourning in the UK as the country grieved the loss of what was, alongside the double-decker London bus or fume-spouting black cab being driven by a bald cockney keen to discuss soccer scores, the nation’s greatest automotive icon. […]

The Most Commonly Leased Car Brands in America (and the Most Commonly Purchased)

Feb 26th, 2016

From the March 2016 issue What do drivers of Smart Fortwos and Maseratis have in common? It’s not their propensity to park illegally, but a shared distaste for car ownership. Three-quarters of them lease, the easiest way to slide into any new car with the least commitment and typically less upfront cash. With help from […]

Autonomy’s Roadkill: The Path to Driverless Cars Will Be Strewn with the Carcasses of Big Industry

Feb 26th, 2016

From the March 2016 issue Automakers and tech companies alike seem to be pushing us toward an autonomous future in which streamlined, sustainable-bamboo-trimmed robotic taxis and luxury cruisers zip within inches of one another as they reel around turns and through crowded me­tropo­lises like pulses of light beamed through fiber-optic cables. The bots won’t crash […]

Ah, the 1990s. Not yet seen in the retro-ironic light that has washed over the ’80s, and yet they’re now officially a generation ago and things really were different then. Advertising is nothing if not a cultural barometer, and this roundup of ads from the ’90s provides a good indication of which way the winds blew. […]

We warned you this was coming. After a half century spent in the righteous pursuit of driving excellence—rear-wheel drive, spunky four- and six-cylinder engines, near-50:50 weight distributions—BMW clicked its corporate turn signal to veer off in a dastardly direction. The kidney-grilled, Hofmeister-kinked X1 xDrive28i featured here is the first of a troop of front-drive-based BMWs […]

The French love to tease us. Both in general, with feathers and—the specificity that brings us here—at auto shows. No European shindig is complete without some impossibly elegant, or elegantly impossible, French concept car that turns out to have hinted at nothing more meaningful than the future of its parent company’s doorhandle design. Yet, despite […]

When you purchase a used car, it may or may not have time left on the original manufacturer warranty. If the vehicle is already passed the terms of its original warranty, an extended auto warranty may be the best way to provide coverage for your auto

Pagani hasn’t made a rational car yet, and the Huayra BC does little to change that fact. Adhering to the same “better performance through a cost-is-no-object blend of passion and technology” approach that it applies to all of its creations, the Huayra BC is Pagani’s most powerful road car to date. Lighter and more powerful […]

Back in 2009, General Motors introduced a two-mode hybrid setup on its Silverado/Sierra full-size pickups and related SUVs, but truck buyers showed little interest and the powertrain was dropped with the move to the redesigned, 2014 models. For the new trucks, the 4.3-liter V-6 was supposed to be the high-efficiency offering. Now, GM is making […]

If Porsche’s turbocharged 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera S offend your natural-aspiration sensibilities, we have bad news: The brand’s mid-engine sports cars, the 718 Boxster and the upcoming 718 Cayman, are going turbo, too. Now for the good news. As we found to be the case in the turbocharged 911 Carrera, the Boxster’s transition to […]

2016 Infiniti QX60 First Drive: Doing an Admirable Job Filling Its Own Shoes

Feb 25th, 2016

Ostensibly a luxury brand peddling vehicles with a performance bent, Infiniti has found itself in a tricky place as the market embraces crossovers. Its first such effort, the two-row FX (now dubbed QX70), was brazen, brawny, and butch, and very much in sync with the brand’s stated values. But when time came for Infiniti to […]

The media outlet reported today that Nissan has disabled its NissanConnect EV app after an Australian researcher discovered a flaw that could allow hackers to remotely access a Leaf's temperature controls and driving records.

Marketing departments often spend many months and millions of dollars coming up with names for new models, and then fate steps in with some unwanted context. While we don’t imagine that Indian carmaker Tata spent too many crore of rupees over the decision to call its new small hatchback the Zica, it was quickly overtaken […]

We are all rabid for a new, sixth-generation Ford Bronco. Rumor has it Ford is planning to build one by 2020. The automaker has been trolling Bronco fans for awhile now with teasers and winking hints. And whether you’re a fan of the upright 1960s original or the early-’90s version of O.J. Simpson fame, you’re probably […]

One year after Lotus debuted the revamped Evora 400 just before the 2015 Geneva auto show, the company has announced a new, limited-run variant, the Evora 410, on the eve of this year’s Geneva event. And like the Evora 400, the 410 is promised to cross the pond for sale in North America. The “410” […]

Having escaped Michigan in February for the south of France to sample the 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster convertible, we arrive to find one of our two expectations for the trip dashed. It’s drizzling and 50 degrees at Michelin’s test track on the outskirts of Marseille, where we’ve gathered to experience some early prototypes of the […]

Ford is recalling 51,884 pickups and vans for seat belts and airbags, the company recently announced. Certain 2016 F-150 pickups have faulty passenger-airbag sensors that can deactivate the frontal airbag by classifying a seated adult as a child. The problem has only been found in the optional multi-contour seat, and only when the massage […]

Despite advancements in technology and manufacturing, the soul of the iconic Range Rover has changed little over the decades. It’s still the ultimate symbol of go-anywhere, do-anything luxury, even as the new 2017 Bentley Bentayga has the same mission. Yet, despite being outwardly much the same for 2016, a significant update can now be found […]

After news broke early this month that Honda put a stop-sale on certain 2016 Civic sedans, the company is recalling 42,000 of them for potential engine failure. The 2016 Civic with the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine has a piston pin retaining ring that may have been installed in the wrong position, or it could be missing entirely, […]

The firm's annual U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study shows that issues with infotainment, navigation and in-vehicle communication systems have led to a drop in consumer perception of vehicle dependability.

Automakers plagued by the Takata airbag recalls have found three specific root causes for some of the inflator ruptures, according to preliminary results from a study coming in the next few weeks. Phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate without a moisture-absorbing desiccant is but one factor, according to the Independent Testing Coalition, a group of 10 automakers formed […]

Here’s one we definitely saw coming. We’ve been telling you that McLaren was planning to launch a grand touring model within its Sports Series lineup since before we knew that the Sports Series name was even a thing, and now McLaren has finally confirmed the GT’s imminent arrival. The 570GT is set to serve as […]

After unveiling the new S4 sedan—based on the redesigned, 2017 A4—at the Frankfurt auto show last fall, Audi has now seen fit to unwrap its wagon companion, the S4 Avant. Unfortunately, as Americans, we can only look on in envy. The wagon’s new mechanicals mirror those of the sedan. The S4 goes turbo, with a […]

The Teutonic technicians at Brabus have put their hands on the latest Mercedes-AMG C63 S, and the results are just as you would expect: more power, more carbon fiber, and, well, more of the fanatical attention to detail that the brand built its reputation on. Brabus didn’t stray far from its proven methods with this […]

Better warn the bellhop you’re packing heavy if you pull up with this green Range Rover. It’s fully loaded alright, with storage for two handcrafted English rifles in the boot. After a year on the Continent hunting driven birds and the like, the Range Rover Holland & Holland Edition is making its way to America […]

Daimler’s Mercedes-AMG performance division is expanding—by taking over the former AMG Sport models and turning them into full-fledged AMGs. The change was ushered in by the Mercedes-AMG SLC43 and Mercedes-AMG C43 sedan. The C43 coupe is of course the sister model to the latter car (which was launched as the C450 AMG), and the two […]

Infiniti’s three-row QX60, which packs Nissan Pathfinder bones underneath a more-tailored suit, continues with minor of changes for 2016. It starts at $43,595 with front-wheel drive, or $200 more than 2015. The same standard features and trim levels join a few cosmetic tweaks. The QX60 borrows a shifter from the Q60 coupe, bolts on new bumpers and wheel designs, […]

Reynolds and Reynolds Co. has acquired ReverseRisk, which offers a web-based analytics reporting platform. The system can be used regardless of the DMS a dealership employs and will become part of the Reynolds Retail Management System portfolio of solutions.

TrueCar's new CEO used the firm's recent quarterly investor call to lay out his plans to win back dealers and OEMs. The executive also discussed how the firm plans to better monetize car shoppers using its site.

MaximTrak Technologies is rolling out a new F&I platform touting new enhancements geared toward international markets. The new platform is designed to address the challenges presented by the push to modernize F&I.

Smith will lead AUL's operations department while maintaining his role as service support manager. He replaces Jackie Matthews, who stepped back from her role as operations manager as she prepares for retirement.